Julia Feltham – Building Community and Social Innovation

ABCD- Asset Based Community Development

June 12, 2022July 12, 2022UncategorisedABCD, Aiko Bethea, Brene Brown, community, Community Development, Cormac Russel, decolonization, Grassroots, New Brunswick, Tamarack Institute

Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) is defined as a sustainable approach to community-driven development. I’ve been using ABCD models since I first dabbled in social enterprise & community development 15+ years ago. Recently, I went

Rejection Sensitivity

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022Uncategorised

A few weeks ago, I shared some of my sketchnotes on Rejection Senstive Disphoria on instagram, and was amazed at the response. Here’s what I wrote: I decided to learn one or two things every

This is a 230lb Woman

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022Uncategorised

Can I say weight is weird?This is a 230 lbs woman.In stores, I’m between a 12 and an 18, a large and a 5xl. I’ve been more. I’ve been less.I just got a smart scale

When a system is dying…

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022Uncategorised

A few weeks ago, with 9ft snowbanks , it started to rain. I live on the world’s biggest salt marsh, and it was just cold enough the soil was partially frozen, so water had nowhere

A Wee Biography

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019Uncategorised

This is just a wee, unedited biography. I was born on the South Shore of Nova Scotia and raised by Newfoundlanders.I sometimes refer to myself as a Newfie Scotian. The daughter of a Doctor & a

Running for Election

November 27, 2018June 21, 2019Uncategorised

After much encouragement from citizens, I’ve decided to run for Municipal councillor of Sackville in the by-election to be held on December 10th 2018. This would only be a 16-month position, to replace Megan Mitton

What can the future of Arts Education look like?

April 9, 2018June 21, 2019Uncategorised

I had the honour of joining ArtsLinkNB running Town Halls across NB. We’re asking how to shape K-12 Arts education in Anglophone schools in New Brunswick. It opened my eyes to the current gaps in

Racism in Nova Scotia: The illusion of equality

February 13, 2018March 2, 2018UncategorisedCanadaland, Nova Scotia, Racism

I lived on Creighton Street in North End Halifax for years, and I remember being shocked that no one would deliver pizza to my home. I remember a conversation with Greco Pizza: “Why not?” I’d